Blog: Ryan Hamilton

The Arizona Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) hosted their Annual Fall Leadership Conference on Friday, November 7th.  With over 1,050 high school students and nearly 150 teachers and community leaders in attendance - this conference was Anything But Ordinary!  Focus Training led the day with teambuilding, business etiquette, and community connection trainings.  In addition to the amazing leadership development that occured, these high school students raised over $700 for the March of Dimes in 1-minute! 

Tri Leadership was on hand to provide the FBLA Advisers with some awesome training and best practice tips while the FBLA members were getting their "Leadership" on.  After the training, over 500 members, advisers, and FBLA supporters gathered at the Phoenix Zoo for the world-famous Zoo Lights! 

Arizona FBLA works with Business and Information Technology Education through out the state to prepare our future leaders through innovative career and leadership development programs.  They expect over 4,000 high school and middle school members and are in over 110 schools in Arizona!

FBLA is a dynamic organization of young people who are actively interested in pursuing careers in business. With over 225,000 members nation-wide, FBLA is the premier student business organization in the entire world. Along with scholarship, community service and civic service opportunities, FBLA provides recognition and leadership activities directly related to attainment of specific occupational and leadership skills.

Visit www.azfbla.org or www.fbla.org for more information about FBLA.

The World is in Your Hands... This year’s Fall Leadership Conference will once again be held at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix, AZ.  The Arizona Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has teamed up with Focus Training for the third year in a row to ensure that this year’s conference will live up to the hype!

Focus Training has created a unique, highly energized - highly dynamic program that will push FBLA members to think and act outside the box while meeting members from across Arizona !  This year’s program is fresh and relevant - so even if you have been before, it will be new!

The Goals of this year's Fall Leadership Conference include:

*Energizing members about their involvement in FBLA

*Developing key leadership skills for successful chapters

*Sharing ideas about developing and growing chapters in the areas of:

-Involvement

-Fundraising

-Etiquette

-Community Connection

-Recruitment and promotion

New this year!  Join us after the conference for a night out (with a private dinner!) at the Phoenix Zoo! The 17th annual ZooLights is going ape with orangutans!  When the sun goes down and the animals go to sleep, the Phoenix Zoo transforms into one of the largest holiday lighting events in the southwest with 2.5 million lights and more than 400 light sculptures from small stars to life size giraffe, elephants and orangutans.  Space for the Arizona FBLA ZooLights Night Out is limited so register today (this event is not open to the public - ZooLights doesn’t open to the public until the following week)! 

When:

Friday November 7th

11:00 am Registration (Small Cafe will have limited food for sale: hamburgers, chicken, etc.)

12:00 pm Opening Session

5:30 pm Closing Session

6:30 pm Dinner at the Phoenix Zoo (served for 2 hours - buffet style)

6:30 pm - 10:30 pm ZooLights (no need to stay until 10:30 - leave when you’re done!)

Location:                     

Phoenix Convention Center - Downtown Phoenix, AZ (see Google map at bottom of page)

Phoenix Zoo (post-conference activity) - Phoenix , AZ (see Google map at bottom of page)

Who can attend:          

Any FBLA members or potential members in Arizona !  Chapters are encouraged to utilize this conference as a recruitment tool for potential members. 

More information: go to www.azfbla.org!

FBLA is a dynamic organization of young people who are actively interested in pursuing careers in business.  With over 225,000 members nation-wide, FBLA is the premier student business organization in the entire world.  Along with scholarship, community service and civic service opportunities, FBLA provides recognition and leadership activities directly related to attainment of specific occupational and leadership skills.

Yuma, Arizona October 11, 2008: 

Students from the Yuma High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapters have been conducting their annual Homecoming Spirit Chain sale to benefit the American Breast Cancer Society, which researches treatments for women who are diagnosed or have breast cancer. The clubs have met and exceed this year’s donation goal by collecting $2,031.20.
 
            The links that make up the Homecoming Spirit Chain are blue and white strips of construction paper. The club members go around the school selling these links to homeroom classes. The homerooms are encouraged to donate and make a chain with the links they have purchased. The FBLA members completed the sale today; members collected all of the individual classroom chains, and then used the chains to decorate Doan Field for the Homecoming celebration. Since this year’s charity is the American Breast Cancer Society, Yuma High School FBLA will be adding one more color to the Spirit Chain mix: PINK.
 
            "Our FBLA members look forward to selling the blue, white, and, as of this year, pink links to our school's homerooms to promote breast cancer awareness," said Lorie Honeycutt, FBLA-CBE Advisor. "It has been a memorable experience for our members promoting breast cancer awareness and supporting our team during Homecoming. This year, the students used a new marketing strategy to raise additional funds. Every student who purchased one spirit link received a breast cancer awareness sticker, students who donated $1 received a pink beaded necklace, and the students who donated five dollars received a pink support bracelet. Their business strategy was effective. They topped last year’s donation by over $700! ”

    The Yuma FBLA's next focus will be the Yuma High School 100 Year Celebration. The club members will be raising funds for competition travel and scholarships by selling commemorative photos. For additional information regarding FBLA or to join the club, contact Lorie Honeycutt or Tamara Kay at Yuma High School, (928) 502-5279.

Arizona Future Business Leaders of America to host 3rd Annual Chapter Officer Training!

This year’s Chapter Officer Training will once again be held at beautiful Camp Pinerock in Prescott, AZ.  Arizona FBLA has once again teamed up with Tri Leadership to bring you two days of Arizona FBLA fun in the cool pines of northern Arizona!  This unique 24-hour leadership immersion program allows you to work with other Arizona FBLA members to position your chapter for success throughout the year.  Through a hands-on, interactive program, FBLA Chapter Officers are given the tools that they need to lead.  It’s not all work though as we build in time for you to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and bond with your team and your state.  Arizona FBLA’s Chapter Officer Training is Anything but Ordinary!

 

Cost:                      

$75 per person (advisers also)

Location:                     

1400 Pine Drive, Prescott, AZ 86303 (View Google Map below)

Registration dates:       

Opens on August 15th, 2008 and closes on September 10th, 2008. 

Who can attend:          

Up to 9 chapter officers from your local Arizona FBLA chapter.  All members in attendance must be registered with the National Office as an official member.

Registration:               

Go to www.azfbla.org to register!  You will receive an official invoice once we receive your registration.

NEW THIS YEAR!  Arizona FBLA Advisers can now register to be a member of the Arizona Business Education Association (ABEA).  Simply click yes on the COT registration form and we will invoice and collect your dues for you.  ABEA is the professional organization for business teachers in Arizona.  For more information on the organization go to: www.azbea.org!

 

Form must be mailed, emailed, or faxed to:                            

Arizona FBLA

c/o: Chapter Officer Training registration

1535 West Jefferson Street - Bin #42

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Fax - 602.364.4350

Email - director@azfbla.org

  Arizona Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) raise over $2,100 for the March of Dimes!

More than half a million babies are born too soon every year. Many die. More than 120,000 babies are born with serious birth defects that can lead to a lifetime disabilities. The March of Dimes is leading the national fight to save babies from premature birth- the leading cause of newborn death- and from other serious threats to infant health.

To help the March of Dimes further their mission, members of Arizona FBLA raised more than $2,100 at three state-wide conferences this past school year.  Over the past four years, Arizona FBLA has raised well over $6,000 for the March of Dimes and they plan to continue the partnership. 

“Our students understand and support the idea of ‘giving back’ and because of our relationship with the March of Dimes, we are able to raise funds that will go towards helping to end premature births.” Arizona FBLA State Director – Ryan Hamilton.

Over the last 30 years, the March of Dimes has had a successful partnership with FBLA. In this time, FBLA has raised over $12 million for the March of Dimes and reached hundreds of thousands of young people with our health and mission messages.

FBLA is a dynamic organization of young people who are actively interested in pursuing careers in business.  With over 225,000 members nation-wide, FBLA is the premier student business organization in the entire world.  Along with scholarship, community service and civic service opportunities, FBLA provides recognition and leadership activities directly related to attainment of specific occupational and leadership skills.

Visit www.azfbla.org for more information!

Arizona Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) have strong showing at National Leadership Conference

 

On June 24th , 2008 over 160 Arizona high school students and teachers attended the 2008 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference in Atanta , GA.   In order to qualify for this conference, students competed in over 50 different business related events at the state level and the top winners were chosen to represent Arizona at the National Conference.  With over 7,000 FBLA members from across the country in attendance, the Arizona delegation had a strong showing, bringing home 20 awards, including three 1st Place National Winners.  Below is a list of Arizona FBLA National Award Winners:

1st - Adam Maras : Computer Operating Systems – Ironwood High School

1 st – Megan Lee : Middle Level Business Procedures – Marshall Ranch Elementary

1 st – Patrick Gill : Middle Level Parliamentary Procedures
3rd - Brian Ackerman : Desktop Application Programming – Ironwood High School
3rd - Nathan Coury (Ironwood), Kevin Ehlers Sunrise Mtn), and Megan Ellsworth (Benson): Entrepreneurship
3rd - Jesus Espinoza : Technology Concepts – Metro Tech High School
4th - Isaiah Vallejo : Cyber Security – Metro Tech High School
6th - Dallin Lauritzen : Desktop Application Programming – Thatcher High School
6th - Christopher Chavez : Future Business Leader – Metro Tech High School
6th - Chris Pereira : Personal Finance – Kingman Academy of Learning
7th - Katrina Durham (Benson), Michael Meintel (Sunrise Mtn), and Alban Shemsedini (Peoria): Entrepreneurship
7th - Adam Maras : Technology Concepts – Ironwood High School
8th - Stefan Moreno : Help Desk – Benson High School
8th - Amanda Weech : Word Processing II – Pima High School
8th - John Pulvera : Introduction to Business – Millennium High School
8th - David Weech : Job Interview – Pima High School
8th - Glen Brown and Jordan Guymon : Management Information Systems – Ironwood High School
9th - Alicia Rineer : Client Service – Desert Edge High School
10th - Dane Arnell, Dallin Green, and Kellie Taylor : Digital Video Production – Thatcher High School
10th - Ben Youngblood : Internet Application Programming – Gilbert High School

In addition to competition, students attended the Institute for Leaders, to participate in one of three different leadership tracks that will help students improve their communication, team building and leadership skills through a variety of interactive and challenging activities and seminars. 

FBLA is a dynamic organization of young people who are actively interested in pursuing careers in business.  Fully supported by the Department of Education and Career and Technical Education, FBLA is an integral part of business and IT programs in Arizona . With over 225,000 members nation-wide, FBLA is the premier student business organization in the entire world.  Along with scholarship, community service and civic service opportunities, FBLA provides recognition and leadership activities directly related to attainment of specific occupational and leadership skills.

Visit www.azfbla.org for more information including an official press release!